Commission finds special circumstances to clear sale of PRRC lots to health-care provider

The Pratt County Commission voted to find "special circumstances" that permit the sale of PRRC property, including lots 4 through 9, to a local health‑care provider. Chair (Speaker 1) read the finding as protecting "the community's access to primary care positions by providing necessary space for the expansion of the Family Practice LLC" and said the sale would maintain the county's use of the site as a medical campus.

Commissioners and prospective purchasers discussed due diligence materials including a structural‑engineering report, an appraisal and an earlier 2023 insurance payout for a roof repair. A staff representative (Speaker 8) said the legal description will reference a vacated alley and outlined next steps: once a finding of special circumstances is made, the county must publish a hearing notice three times that states the purchaser name, purchase price and any first‑refusal language, hold a public hearing and, if approved, execute a contract and record the separate instruments.

After the finding carried, the commission authorized staff to publish required notices and gave county staff authority to draft necessary legal paperwork. Chair (Speaker 1) moved that Tyson be authorized to work on the paperwork; the motion carried. Staff said technical clauses (including a potential right of first refusal) will be added to the final contract documents and that a separate purchase instrument will be recorded.

The commission did not disclose vote-by-name in the public record during the meeting; the motion was announced as "motion carried" following the roll call for "aye." The next procedural step is publication of the hearing notice and a future public hearing, after which the commission would vote on final contract execution.